BIKE 2hrs indoors (boooo...) 34 miles
SEIM 1hr and 2400y, MS of 6x200
I didn't include in that a 30 min NAP before the swim!
This morning started off slow. I was dragging my feet about doing another indoor ride. Speed work or Quality work on the trainer is one thing. Long rides are another.
After more foot dragging (at least by this point I'm sitting on the floor next to the trainer) I finally get rolling and decide on 10 min intervals: 10 mins mid-ring, 10 min big-ring for the first hour. I broke up the 10 mins with 1 min this/that or whatever struck my fancy. The 2nd hour was more a stay-focused challenge that only worked for another 45 mins.
Then I just crashed. No energy or motivation. Nap time! I didn't sleep well at all last night, took forever to fall asleep and kept waking up. So the nap was very helpful. Thankfully RM woke me up with a text that he was on his way to his swim. Although I wanted to join, I knew I'd be no good for a group event.
But this was the kick I needed to get my butt to the pool. I'm very happy to report that I finished my longest swim yet this year, and finished my first real swim workout! I picked out a 2400y card and stuck to it with minor changes only. WU of 400swim, 200kick, 200choice MS of 6x200 swim/pull alternating. I even timed the 200's!
Swimming 200's 4:00, 4:00, 4:06
Pulling 200's 3:51, 3:5?, 3:56
My goal was steady, not fast and not anaerobic, but these were maybe about as fast as I could go and I was damned near anaerobic (and nearly puking!). For the first time this year, I felt more aggressive and ready to push the swim. Yay!
Great way to start off June.
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